Combination table



April 18, 1933.

E. L. M FARLAND COMBINAT I ON TABLE Filed July 31, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet l I By l g, I /5 Inventor frlze'iflwrzand Ap 1933. E. L. MCFARLANDI 1,904,795

COMBINATIQN TABLE Filed July 51, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheets 2 Inventor QMW/m llorney April 18, 1933. MCFARLAND 1,904,795

COMBINATION TABLE f1 iiomey Patented Apr. 18, 1933 "The present inventioii' relates generally to furniture-and more particularly t0-;a new and useful improvement in tables and has for its primary-,1 object ,to. provide, ina mana" ner ashereinafter setvfor'th a device of: this character embodying a novel construction, combinationil and arrangement of parts whereby the? samemay be expeditiously convented from a conventional;'tablesuch as a cardatable; toma sewingwtable including a needlework :bag'. Y

a small'space when desired. 5* do Other objects of: the invention are "to; pro

vide aicombinationtable of the character de-' scribed which maybeeXpedi-tiously ,settup for use or taken downywhich will besimple in construction; strong, l durable, light in weight, attractive in appearancey eflicient,

and reliable iniuse and which b minim factur'edatlow cost.

30 characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a View in side elevation show-v ing the table set up for use as a card table.

' Figure 2 is a view showing the top removed and with the legs folded with a needle work bag suspended thereon.

Figure 3 is a detail view in elevation of the needle work bag.

Figure 4 is a view in side elevation showin the device set up for use as a sewing ta le.

Figure 5 is a View in top plan of the device ready for use as a sewing table.

Figure 6 is a view in bottom plan of the table top. V a

Figure 7 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through the table showing all of the elements thereof in the position in which the same are disposed for use. i

: 'donfsinnrron rABLb All of the foregoing and further 'ob-,

Figure 8 is aefragmentanydetail:

vertical longitudinal section:Ythrou'glivf'one; end portion of'thetabletop showing the? same inverted and showing thercompartmenti Referring now; to the drawings in detail,: I it will be'seen that the .tableconstitutin'g the;

present invention comprises pairsaof crossed;

legs 1 land 2 which are pivotally connected to V gether in their ends,'.as' atl3.; Suitablebfaces c r a, a 4 extend between the pairs oflegs 1:and'-2.-- Another important object ofthe' invention is toprovide a, combinatioirtable of the aforementioned character which is foldable,

* therebyiipermitting. the same to be stored? :in

E'zitending-betwe'enthe upper end portions of the palrs' of legsiaretheirods 5' which arepreferablyofwoodm 1 A i i i The reference numeral 16 .designatesa, opi

having; a suitable coveru 7 thereon: :andrvex-w tending around the marginal portions ofsaid top (Son the lower side thereof is asubstantially rectangular frame including: the end:

members 8 and the side-"memb'ers 9i The? 7191 a cured lay-suitable -meansfto'saida iiembers" 8 #5 I,

3111(119. M i E 1 "Y "i In-a Secured stoi' the lower side of? the t pwG-and' extending between l'the :end members 18: Marc: the; spaced, parallel; longitudinal-bars? having secured. to their: lower sides thiQz'lOll: gitudinally spaced, oppositely disposed hooks or abutments 12* for engagementvwiths the rods: 5 for limiting the swingingvmove ment of the; pairs ioflegs 1 2 in one :di rection and: for mounting :theil table, top position ion: the legs: This 'is' liill-ustrated; advantage in Figureq ofthe drawing'si 2 Transverserbars 13extendfbetween'therlon gitudinal bars 11min spaced relation? to the end members. 8? andrhingedly imountedggas "at 14; on said: transverse bars 1-3 arethefdoors 15 i which are secured in c losed "position: by; suitable. keepersibm on; the end zmembers ,8; It will thus. be seen; that the elements s6, 48"

ception ,ofwanj desired: articles 18 toxwhich access may beahad through the "medium of, A

the doors 15.

19 having-a hookiorabutment 20 secured to its lower side for operative engagement by a brace 21 having its end portions journaled in the legs 1. As will be obvious, the brace 21 is adapted to support the 5 leaf 19 in a horizontal position. A keeper 22 is mounted on one of the legs 1 for engagement with the leaf 191for retaining said leaf between the pair of legs 1 when said leaf is not in use.

The reference numeral 23 designates a fabric needle work bag having its upper portions gathered and provided with ahem 24 throughwhich is inserted an elastic '25, portions of said elastic 25 extendingputwardly from the hem and having thereon rings 26v for engagement with the hooks 27 which are provided on the upper end portions of the legs 1 .and 2 for supporting the needle work ba 23 in position thereon.

n use, when the dev ce is to be used as a card tableythe leaf 19 is dropped vto'its inoperative position between the upper p0r-' tions of thelegs 1 and the top 6 is mounted in position .on the legs 1 and 2 by spreading said legs and engaging the rods 5 in. the hooks or. abutments 12. If desired, the needlework bag 23 may be left in position between the upper portions of the legs 1 and 2 and beneath the top 6 or said needlework bag may be removed. The compartments 17 provide convenient storage space for card game -ac-.

cessories, such as pencils, score cards, decks or the. like. 'When removing the articles from the compartments 17 or placing said ar-' ticles therein, it may be found convenient to invert the table top as suggested in Figure 8 of the drawings but this may not .be necessar entthe'table is to be used for sewlng,

the top 6 is removed and the leaf 19 is swung upwardly to its operative positionand supported by the brace 21. The needlework bag 23 is also. mounted in position. "When the table is not in use .and is stored away the leaf 19 is disposed in its inoperative osition and retained by the keeper 22 and, 0 course,

the top 6 removed. If desired, the needle.

tending between the upper ends of each pair of legs, a top, a frame secured to the marginal portions of the lower side of the top and including end members and side members, spaced, parallel bars secured to the lower side of the top and extendingbetween the end members of the frame, oppositely disposed hooks secured to the longitudinal bars and engageable with the rods for limiting the swinging movement of the legs in one direction relative to each "other and for removably mounting the top in position on said legs.

2. A table comprising pairs of pivotally -connected, crossed supporting legs, rods extending between the upper ends of each pair of legs, a top, a frame secured to the marginal portions of the lower side ofthe topand including end members and side members, spaced, parallel bars secured to the lower side of the top and extending between the end members of the frame, oppositely 'dis-.

posed hooks secured to the longitudinal barsand engageable with the rods-for limiting the swinging movement of the legs in one di-.- rection relative to each other and for remoV-- ably mounting the top in position on said legs, transverse bars extending between the longitudinal bars in spaced. parallelism with the end members of the frame and,in cojunction with said end members and with thetop and the longitudinal bars, providing compart ments, doors hingedly mounted on the transverse bars, and keepers mounted on-the end members of the frame and engageable with the doors for retaining said doors in closed position, said doors providing means of access through the compartments. In testimony whereof I affix mysignature. ERNEST L. MGFARLAND.

work bag 23 may be left in engagement with g which will fall withinvthe scope of the invezition as claimed. 7 o a What is claimed 1s:-

, 1. A'tablG OOmPIISII Ig pairs of pivotally v65 connected crossed supporting legs, rodsex- 

